The Auburn Family

You are the lifeblood of the college. Because you believe in giving back, we continue to make an even greater impact on our students, our state and our world. Because of you, Auburn will continue to influence veterinary students, public health, and animal welfare for generations to come.

How To Give

Gifts, which may be in the form of cash, securities or real estate, may be made to the Auburn University Foundation, 317 South College Street, Auburn AL 36849. All donations are tax deductible.

Your Development Team

Feel free to contact a member of our development team to discuss your opportunities to give. We appreciate your generosity and we are always here to help!

The Auburn Difference

With board-certified specialists and a nationally recognized faculty, Auburn provides a comprehensive range of veterinary services for your animal at the level only rivaled at a university medical center.

Cutting-edge animal health care, clinical trials to develop new, safe, and effective treatments, and the most advanced training availble to veterinarians, benefit not only the residents of Alabama, but our nation and our world.

Referring Veterinarians

Strong relationships with referring veterinarians foster the very best care for both patients and clients. Challenging cases that require comprehensive diagnostics, imaging or therapies are sent to the hospital by your family verinarian. This relationship ensures that animals receive the benefit of the latest clinical trials, research and treatment protocols available.

I Believe in Work...

The College of Veterinary Medicine prides itself in meeting the needs of not only its students, but one of its greatest assets- its employees. Resources available here are aimed at providing a comprehensive guide to meeting employee needs, and include information such as the Student/Faculty Directory, Media Resources, Campus Safety Procedures, IIT, etc.

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Why Choose Auburn

From the early work of Dr. Charles Allen Cary more than a century ago, to the development of some of the world's most advanced veterinary programs, Auburn has influenced the character and scope of veterinary medicine.

The country's seventh oldest veterinary school and the oldest in the South, Auburn today boasts one of the nation's preeminent institutions for research, teaching, diagnosis, and treatment in many specialties of small and large animal medicine.

Graduate Programs

Student Support

All activities associated with students in the professional veterinary degree program are coordinated through the College of Veterinary Medicine Office of Academic Affairs. These activities include, but are not limited to:

Scott-Ritchey Research Center

About The Center

The Scott-Ritchey Research Center is a state-of-the-art, interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research program at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University. The Center currently has the largest single endowment at Auburn University.

The Scott-Ritchey Mission

To conduct cutting edge basic and translational research to improve the health of dogs and cats and to communicate these findings to the clinical and scientific communities to facilitate their application.

Give Now

The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, in cooperation with the Auburn University Foundation, is using social media to raise awareness and financial support for its GM1 research, an inherited, rare neurological fatal disease in both animals and humans. Learn about Porter Heatherly, the son of Auburn alumni Sara and Michael Heatherly, who has GM1 gangliosidosis, and the potential life-saving work being conducted by veterinary medicine faculty. Translating Animal Medicine Breakthroughsinto Human Medicine Cures.

Research for Porter

Porter is a two-year-old local resident who has gangliosidosis, or GM1, a rare a rare neurodegenerative disease. His case is the only known GM1 diagnosis in Alabama. For more than 40 years, Scott-Ritchey scientists have researched GM1 and related diseases in felines and faculty are part of an international consortium bridging animal and human medicine. Led by veterinary scientist Dr. Dough Martin, faculty at the Scott-Ritchey Research Center are providing keys in the fight against gangliosidosis and other genetic diseases. Porter’s family and Scott-Ritchey researchers are seeking a cure, and you can help by financially supporting Scott-Ritchey’s research efforts.

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Support GM1 Research

You can support the Scott-Ritchey Research Center through a number of ways – through the Scott Donations Fund, where practitioners can make a gift to memorialize a client’s pet; through the Swaim Fund for Excellence, which provides an endowment to continue important work started by Dr. Steven F. Swaim, a former director of Scott-Ritchey; and you can make a direct gift to the Center. To make a donation to these important opportunities, please CLICK HERE to complete the form.

You can also support GM1 research ongoing at Scott-Ritchey – read and watch below to learn about Porter.

Support GM1 research at Auburn University by making a tax-deductible gift through the Auburn University Foundation ONLINE. Or, gifts by mail should be made out to Auburn University Foundation and sent to the attention of:

Diana Turner College of Veterinary Medicine c/o Scott-Ritchey Research for Porter 317 South College Street Auburn, Alabama 36849